Want by Cindy Pon

Want (Want, #1)

by Cindy Pon

“Fresh, compelling—and timely.” —Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carve the Mark and the Divergent series
“Vividly conjured…positively chilling.” —The New York Times
“Spectacular.” —Buzzfeed


Set in a near-future Taipei plagued by pollution, a group of teens risk everything to save their city in this thrilling novel from critically acclaimed author Cindy Pon.

Jason Zhou survives in a divided society where the elite use their wealth to buy longer lives. The rich wear special suits, protecting them from the pollution and viruses that plague the city, while those without suffer illness and early deaths....Read more

Reviewed by Chelsea on

3 of 5 stars

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I seem to be pulling away from YA books lately so maybe that’s why I wasn’t feeling this one? It wasn’t a bad book, it was just such a typical YA book with a new setting. A poor man pretending to be rich to take them down? How many times have we seen that?

I found the pacing really weird too. There was so much build up in the beginning and we didn’t get to that actual action stuff until past half way and then the rest went by so quick. I was happy with that small twist at the end, making it a little less like other YA books.

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